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*'''Are there any terms that seem to have special meaning?''' The use of keywords in the form of syntax specific notations (e.g. #info, #action, #topic, etc.) for the chat allow, as stated above, categorization of content and particular thread elements to be organized for later use and summarization. | *'''Are there any terms that seem to have special meaning?''' The use of keywords in the form of syntax specific notations (e.g. #info, #action, #topic, etc.) for the chat allow, as stated above, categorization of content and particular thread elements to be organized for later use and summarization. | ||
*'''Can you make any other observations?''' There's not a large number of participants - 6 not counting the BOT for this chat session, I guess that will vary from project to project, although I can see how managing this could get hard to follow with LOTS of participants. However, with the moderation and management of content using the IRC commands, the resulting summary report provides a nice way to know what the outcomes of the meeting are and who is responsible. Some participants are asking more questions than others; the questions are being answered or strategies proposed to consider for solving an issue. Problem solving is being attempted and potentially achieved in near real time for some things. I think that this system of communication facilitates quick access to knowledge and problem solving specific to a project's context. | *'''Can you make any other observations?''' There's not a large number of participants - 6 not counting the BOT for this chat session, I guess that will vary from project to project, although I can see how managing this could get hard to follow with LOTS of participants. However, with the moderation and management of content using the IRC commands, the resulting summary report provides a nice way to know what the outcomes of the meeting are and who is responsible. Some participants are asking more questions than others; the questions are being answered or strategies proposed to consider for solving an issue. Problem solving is being attempted and potentially achieved in near real time for some things. I think that this system of communication facilitates quick access to knowledge and problem solving specific to a project's context. | ||
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Revision as of 23:12, 27 October 2014
Ed Mirielli
I am Chair and Professor of the Computer Science and Information Technology Department at Westminster College in Fulton, MO. Fulton is located about 90 miles south-west of St. Louis and about 30 miles east of Columbia, MO. Westminster College is a 4-year, primarily residential liberal arts college with around 1100 students. Currently our CS and IT program has about 50 majors - and growing.
My research and scholarly interests include software engineering, HCI, AI and machine learning, applied statistics, and pedagogy. I am a big believer in interdisciplinary scholarship and have worked collaboratively in epidemiology and demography, computational sociology, computer science, information technology, and psychology. I am currently working with a chemistry department colleague on bringing back to life our chemistry instrument laboratory and establishing a data collection repository for chemical analytics.
When I'm not teaching, learning, and performing administrative tasks, I like to cook and eat BBQ and play golf. These activities can be so relaxing.
Part 1 – Walk through of IRC Conversation
- How do people interact? People are interacting in a soft, semi-formal fashion. There seems to be a specific purpose for this interaction and chat-meeting. The interaction seems to embrace inclusivity by encouraging questions and interaction among the participants.
- What is the pattern of communication? The pattern of communication is alternating between questions, answers, and proposing and reconciling issues or problems. There is a management of the communication by the moderator who interjects summary statements indexed by keywords to capture the salient qualities of the interactions and to establish action steps for further exploration or outcomes.
- Are there any terms that seem to have special meaning? The use of keywords in the form of syntax specific notations (e.g. #info, #action, #topic, etc.) for the chat allow, as stated above, categorization of content and particular thread elements to be organized for later use and summarization.
- Can you make any other observations? There's not a large number of participants - 6 not counting the BOT for this chat session, I guess that will vary from project to project, although I can see how managing this could get hard to follow with LOTS of participants. However, with the moderation and management of content using the IRC commands, the resulting summary report provides a nice way to know what the outcomes of the meeting are and who is responsible. Some participants are asking more questions than others; the questions are being answered or strategies proposed to consider for solving an issue. Problem solving is being attempted and potentially achieved in near real time for some things. I think that this system of communication facilitates quick access to knowledge and problem solving specific to a project's context.
Part 3 Followed GNOME Accessibility Team with little traffic.
